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The '''Alley of Roses''' was a street in [[Gondolin]], the northern entrance to the [[Square of the Palace]]. During the [[Fall of Gondolin]] it was burned and destroyed by [[Fire-drakes]]. It is mentioned in the Fall that it was once a fair place to walk in, and it can be assumed from its name that it was a sort of garden-street bordered by roses. | The '''Alley of Roses''' was a street in [[Gondolin]], the northern entrance to the [[Square of the Palace]]. During the [[Fall of Gondolin]] it was burned and destroyed by [[Fire-drakes]]. It is mentioned in the Fall that it was once a fair place to walk in, and it can be assumed from its name that it was a sort of garden-street bordered by roses.<ref>{{LT2|III}}, p. 183</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 06:15, 24 July 2012
The Alley of Roses was a street in Gondolin, the northern entrance to the Square of the Palace. During the Fall of Gondolin it was burned and destroyed by Fire-drakes. It is mentioned in the Fall that it was once a fair place to walk in, and it can be assumed from its name that it was a sort of garden-street bordered by roses.[1]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "III. The Fall of Gondolin", p. 183